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RMB exchange rate unification officially implemented

1994.01.01 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·Sources 3 ·China

On January 1, 1994, the official and market exchange rates of the Renminbi were merged, forming a unified exchange rate.

The Central Government Implements the Tax-Sharing Reform

1994.01.01 ·Verified ·Importance V ·Sources 3 ·China

Zhu Rongji pushed forward the tax-sharing reform, allocating 75 percent of value-added tax to the central government and retaining 25 percent for local governments, while establishing a vertical national tax team. This led to a massive surge in central government fiscal revenue alongside a sharp increase in local fiscal pressure, laying hidden dangers for land finance and local government debt.